This article suggests that the specialization of countries in the in-ternational trade is determined by the lead-lag market pattern of national mar-kets. Many internationally successful innovations have been adopted first in one country while other countries initially either preferred other...

In this article, we identify the most crucial factors for the potential world market success of different alternative car designs: fuel cell vehicles (FCVs), hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), battery electric vehicles (BEVs), and conventional fuel efficient vehicles (FEVs). We first assess which...

Lead Märkte sind regionale Märkte, auf denen in engem Zusammenspiel von Herstellern und lokalen Nutzern Innovationen eingeführt und weiterentwickelt werden, die sich später als international erfolgreich erweisen. Bei ihrem internationalen Siegeszug setzen sie sich gegen alternative...

This paper presents an approach to assessing the potential of countries to lead the global adoption of an innovation and to set a global product or process standard. It can be observed that the specific design of an innovation diffuses worldwide after it has been adopted in a single country. We...